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We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth.

Hans Kung

Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia – even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.
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Conflict Hate Inspirational Leadership Time
In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.
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God Humanity Love Religious
A Church which abandons the truth abandons itself.
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Abandonment Religious Truth
I don’t cling to earthly life because I believe in eternal life. That’s the big distinction between my point of view and a purely secular position.
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Forever Life Myself Point Position
Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.
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Agree Command Date Divine Rule
God’s love does not protect us from suffering. God’s love protects us in the midst of suffering.
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Deep God Love Protection Suffering
I like the catholicity in time: our tradition is one of 2,000 years.
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Catholic Myself Tradition
That is the Roman way: to give favors to the favorites.
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Favor Myself Roman Way
As a matter of fact, you have deficiencies in all religions, but you have truth in all religions.
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Fact Religion Truth Yourself
The Gospel has to be the norm.
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Religious Scripture Standard
And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
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Community God People Servant Understand
Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
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Pure Religion War
We should think about whether canonizations, which are an invention of the Middle Ages, still make sense today.
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Age Day Invention Thinking
Alluding to hell is a warning that a person can completely neglect his purpose in life. I don’t believe in an eternal hell.
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Forever Hell Life Myself Neglect Person Purpose Warning
I’m not saying goodbye to life because I’m a misanthropist or disdain this life, but because, for other reasons, it’s time to move on.
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End Life Move On Myself Reason
It is not certain that everything is certain, neither is it certain that everything is uncertain.
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Change Unknown

We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth.

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